CPS employee identified as 56-year-old man killed in hit-and-run on Southwest Side
CHICAGO — A man who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on the city’s Southwest Side has been identified as a beloved Chicago Public Schools employee.
According to a statement from the school, Charles Mills, 56, worked at Jones College Prep for 23 years. He was a teacher assistant at the CPS high school.
The hit-and-run happened around 11:45 p.m. Sunday in the 6300 block of South Pulaski. Police said Mills was crossing the street eastbound on 64th Street, when witnesses said he was struck by a red Toyota Camry traveling nortbound on Pulaski at a high-rate of speed.
Mills sustained major head and body trauma and was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.
Man, 56, killed in hit-and-run on Southwest Side
The principal at Jones College Prep released the following statement Tuesday:
Charlie was a SECA who worked primarily with students in our cluster program. He showed up and almost never missed work and was wholeheartedly dedicated to our students. He was always smiling and quick to forgive, and so humble. He did anything and everything with a smile, and spent more hours at Jones than almost anybody else. He ran tech for pretty much every significant event- plays, choir performances, band, orchestra, student showcases. He was kind beyond words and a servant leader in every sense of the phrase. The world is a little better for having had Charlie in it.
Ms. Kerry Dolan – Principal, Jones College Prep
The school is offering the support of counselors, social workers and psychologists to students and staff who may need it.
No one has been arrested in the fatal hit-and-run. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Accident Investigation Unit at (312) 745-4521. Anonymous tips can be submitted to CPDTIP.com.
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